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Substance Use Tools & Resources   

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This collection of tools and resources is for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use services to address substance use, and other interested stakeholders. This collection was originally established following an environmental scan on implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural primary care. (See PDFs of Volume 1 [PDF 0.69 MB] and Volume 2 [PDF 1.28 MB] of that scan). Items have been continuously added to this collection since then, and the collection has expanded to cover substance use more broadly, rather than just MAT for OUD.

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Tips for Teens: The Truth about Alcohol (Spanish Version)

This Spanish language fact sheet for teens provides facts about alcohol. It describes short- and long-term effects and helps dispel common myths. It also can be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who come in contact with teens on a regular basis.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Children
Schools
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.07 MB

Vital Signs: Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics — 25 States and the District of Columbia, 2019-2020

This report describes changes in drug overdose death rates from 2019 to 2020, stratified by sex, age group, and race and ethnicity. In addition, it examines differences in circumstances surrounding drug overdose, and assesses differences in overdose death rates by county-level income inequality and availability of mental health treatment providers and providers of medications for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Communities
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
194 KB

Guidance on Handling the Increasing Prevalence of Drugs Adulterated or Laced with Fentanyl

This paper offers principle and recommendations for remediating the impacts of the rising rates of drugs adulterated or laced with fentanyl.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Council For Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
316 KB

Helping People Who Use Opioids and Stimulants

This brief describes research documenting the added challenges stimulant use contributes to those who use opioids and patient-centered approaches for working with people who use stimulants that are enrolled in medication treatment for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, University of Washington
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
212 KB

Opioids and Stimulants: What Are They and How Are People Using Them

This brief reviews opioid and stimulant trends in availability, use, and impacts; compares opioids and stimulants in terms of drug effects and motivations for use; and examines the factors that drive co-use.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, University of Washington
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
324 KB

Overdose Prevention Strategy

The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) convened an interagency workgroup of key U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) experts in overdose prevention and substance use disorders to develop a new strategy to address the evolving nature of the broadened overdose crisis.This issue brief discusses the Strategy in greater detail, including the objectives under each priority area, associated activities, and guiding principles.
Format
Web Page
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Polysubstance Use Disorders in Four State Medicaid Programs

This brief examines the prevalence of diagnoses of polysubstance use disorders, describes the characteristics of Medicaid enrollees with polysubstance use disorders, and compares the mental health and medical comorbidities based on the number of unique substance use disorders.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Academy Health
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
154 KB

State-Level Economic Costs of Opioid Use Disorder and Fatal Opioid Overdose — United States, 2017

These estimated costs of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose and their per capita costs at the state level can assist federal and state decision makers in understanding the magnitude of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose in their jurisdictions.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
217 KB